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ESPN ranks top-100 NBA players ever — where’s Dominique Wilkins?

Where did Georgia basketball and Atlanta Hawks legend Dominique Wilkins rank on ESPN’s list of the top-100 NBA players of all-time?

ESPN recently ranked the top-100 greatest NBA basketball players of all-time, and included former Georgia Bulldog Dominique Wilkins.

Wilkins, also known as the Human Highlight Film, checked in at No. 46 on the list, one spot behind Anthony Davis.

On Wilkins, ESPN wrote:

46. Dominique Wilkins

More than just a dunker, the “Human Highlight Film” was one of the top scorers of his era. He led the lead in scoring in 1985-86, when he finished second in MVP voting. It was the same season he earned his only All-NBA first-team honor. Wilkins’ Hawks didn’t advance far in the playoffs; they kept running into the Celtics, Pistons and Bucks in the 1980s. But fans won’t forget his duel with Larry Bird in Game 7 of the 1988 Eastern Conference semifinals. — Lopez

Team Bosh legend Dominique Wilkins celebrates after winning the 2015 NBA All Star Shooting Stars competition at Barclays Center. PHOTO: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

Wilkins (born January 12, 1960) primarily played for the Atlanta Hawks and was a nine-time NBA All-Star. He is widely viewed as one of the best dunkers in NBA history. In 2006, Wilkins was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Wilkins played for Georgia from 1979-81 and was the third overall pick in the 1982 NBA Draft. At Georgia, he averaged 21 points and 8 rebounds per game.

In the NBA, Wilkins averaged 24.8 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game.

 

 

Georgia basketball secures win over Georgia Southern

A trio of freshmen helped propel the Georgia Bulldogs men’s basketball team to a home victory over Georgia Southern this Monday night.

The Georgia Bulldogs outlasted a scrappy Georgia Southern team Monday night at Stegeman Coliseum by a final score of 73-64.

The Dawgs were led to victory by a duo of freshmen.  Freshman forward Toumani Camara shot a perfect 8/8 for 16 points and tacked on 7 rebounds and an assist to top it off.  Going with that was Anthony Edwards’ 23 points on 50% shooting, as well as 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

The 16 points out of Camara were his collegiate career high and Edwards remains the #1 freshman scorer in the country with his 23 piece.

Georgia Southern put up a fight for the entirety of the game.  Their zone defense was working until Edwards closed it out with a few big buckets late down the stretch in the 2nd half.  Georgia Southern’s Ike Smith led all players with 25 points on the night.

With Georgia down 60-59 and under 4:30 left in the game, Edwards had a consecutive assist, dunk, layup, dunk and dunk without Georgia Southern scoring to give the Dawgs a 69-60 lead and close out the game.

Here are two of his dunks from that clutch 2:30 stretch:

Edwards has been special all year, living up to the hype that has been surrounding him.  Right now he is a projected top-5 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft.

UGA head coach Tom Crean credited freshman guard Sahvir Wheeler and Toumani Camara on their defensive effort in the game.  “We won the game because of what we did on defense.  Sahvir and Toumani didn’t come out of the game at all in the second half, two freshmen just rallied it up in a big way, we earned these two victories.” said Crean in a postgame interview.

The Bulldogs advanced to 8-3 on the season with the win and will face Austin Peay at home next on December 30th.

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